A dam planned by Ethiopia would end Egypt's historical dominance over the Nile, threatening the country's ability to feed its people.
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Photos: With Nile River only miles away, Ethiopia's farmers struggle for water
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Farmers from Marawi, Ethiopia cross the Blue Nile to get to work.
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Manichey Albi, a farmer from Marawi, Ethiopia crosses one of his barren fields on his way home.
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Manichey Albi's wife and daughter prepare dinner at their home.
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The Koka dam is a network of water channels spread around Marawi, Ethiopia providing rainwater for farmers.
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A group of farmers in Marawi, Ethiopia take a break from work at a Koka water channel.
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Manichey Albi with his family at his home in Marawi, Ethiopia. Manichey has 5 kids and one wife.
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Manichey Albi gives his youngest son a drink of water from his cup. Most of the fresh drinking water comes from the Koka water networks.
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Manichey's oldest son sleeps next to the family's barley harvest inside their family's hut. The family of 6 sleeps together in one small room.
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A farmer takes water from a Blue Nile channel to water his plants north of Bahar Dar, Ethiopia.
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Farmers walk home next to a barren field north of Bahar Dar, Ethiopia.
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A farmer washes his head with water from the Blue Nile, north of Bahar Dar, Ethiopia.
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Farmers from Marawi, Ethiopia cross the Blue Nile to get to work.
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